Overview

• Families in Doyang and Nambor reserve forests were told to leave within seven days, with eviction authorized if they stay beyond the deadline.
• The court instructed the state to install barbed-wire fencing at porous borders, run functional check-posts, maintain surveillance and conduct periodic reviews, with penal action against officials if illegal entry is detected.
• A uniform guideline now requires 15 days to respond to notices and an additional 15 days to vacate before forced removal in future drives.
• Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma welcomed the judgment and said operations will continue, announcing 26 hectares reclaimed in the Rengma Reserve Forest.
• Officials say more than 1.29 lakh bighas have been cleared statewide, and the court’s framework also calls for a high-level committee to coordinate on interstate forest boundary encroachments.